Bath City Manager Peter Owen has announced he will retire on Aug. 20, according to an announcement from the city Friday. Owen joined the city administration in 1999 as the director of public works and was appointed City Manager by Bath City Council in 2017, taking over for former City Manager Bill Giroux. That appointment […]
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Bath high school graduation will return to home turf
After moving last year’s graduation ceremony to the Wiscasset Municipal Airport to allow for social distancing, Morse High School seniors will receive their diplomas on Saturday, June 12, at McMann Field, the school’s traditional ceremony site.
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‘Big wave’ of Midcoast students receiving COVID-19 vaccine
Another 708 teens age 16-19 in Sagadahoc County have received their second dose and 7,578 teens ages 16-19 in Cumberland county are fully vaccinated, according to state data.
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King: Breaching contract to reduce number of BIW-built warships a ‘terrible precedent’
In Senate hearings, Angus King said a reduction from the previously planned two to only one Arleigh Burke ‘sent a shudder through the industrial base.’
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Bath shipyard awarded $55 million contract extension
The federal contract modification will allow the shipyard to perform planning and design work on new Arleigh Burke-class destroyers through June 2022.
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Midcoast Meetings: June 11-18
Bath See cityofbath.com for information on Zoom meetings. Fri. 6/11 9 a.m. Economic Development Committee Marketing and Branding Subcommittee Mon. 6/14 3 p.m. Facilities Committee Tues. 6/15 10:30 a.m. Rabies Ad Hoc Committee Tues. 6/15 2 p.m. Climate Action Commission Tues. 6/15 6 p.m. Recreation Commission Wed. 6/16 2 p.m. Community Development Committee Wed. 6/16 […]
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Bath-area voters approve $38.9 million school budget
Bath residents will see a 1.32% tax increase, Arrowsic will see a 4.87% tax increase, Woolwich will see a 1% tax increase and Phippsburg will see a 4.53% tax increase.
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Shipyard subcommittee chair, Maine delegates call for reversal of federal ship budget cut
The chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces said his subcommittee is working to restore the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer cut in President Biden’s defense budget request.
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Seapower chairman paying a visit to Maine’s Bath Iron Works
The chairman of the House seapower subcommittee is paying a visit to Maine’s Bath Iron Works on Thursday. U.S. Reps. Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden are hosting Rep. Joe Courtney of Connecticut nearly a week after the Biden administration released a budget that eliminates a destroyer like those built in Maine. Last month, the Maine […]
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Old-time media shaped modern view of Maine, Bath curator says
The Maine Maritime Museum’s new exhibit focuses on early print media and how it influenced how the world sees the state today.